1881 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1881.
Molluscs
Bivalves
| Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Fordilla[2] | gen et sp nov | Valid | Barrande | Early Cambrian | early Cambrian bivalve genus |  | ||
| Nucula ponderata [3] | sp nov | synonym | Barrande | Ordovician | moved to the genus Concavodonta as C. ponderata in 1972 |
Dinosaurs
Newly named dinosaurs
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Pterosaurs
New taxa
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Synapsids
Non-mammalian
| Name | Status | Authors | Age | Location | Notes | Images |
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| Aelurosaurus | Valid | Owen | 257 Million of years ago | A Saber-Toothed Gorgonopsian. |
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Paleontologists
- Death of the Reverend William Fox a significant early collector of dinosaur fossils from the Isle of Wight.[4]